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| the "chichi" Shigekuni seems angry!!! kekeke |
| Holy shit that was amazing. Every episode keeps getting better and better. |
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| Was disappointed that we got yet another rushed episode, especially since we were previously led to believe that some off-screen fights from the manga were going to be expanded upon in the anime, yet we still didn't get to see Kenpachi's full fights with those 3 Stern Ritters. Bet Kenpachi's fight with Yhwach will be completely off-screen too at this rate. Ffs. Yamamoto's scenes were cool I guess. |
| 3.5/5 I keep saying this every week but this might be the best episode so far. The animation has definitely improved especially in the fight sequences. Still not too sure on the abrupt direction choices but overall, a solid episode AS Nodt feels more menacing in the anime and as one of my favorite designs in the entire show, I can't help but get a little giddy. Byakuya was taken care of too easily and the infamous blood splattered Byakuya panel was not done justice. I'm sorry but apart from that, I have no major qualms for the rest of the episode. Kenpachi was looking to go wild but it's Yhwach we're dealing with here, he made quick work of supposedly the wildest captain and is now face to face with my mans Genryushai, the highlight of the episode. The backstory hit harder with beautiful and haunting osts, which again I can't praise enough. The whole episode felt more urgent and now we've perfectly set up for a round 2 with even more action to follow, can't wait!!! |
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| The Byakuya vs Äs Nodt is very epic. Damn byakuya getting hit by his own bankai was intense and horrifying and hard to watch. |
| Anime/MangaFan Mahwa fan |
deg said: the manga never revealed who killed him but many fans are suspecting it was Grimmjow that killed him I thought he was dead ?? |
 ๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ช๐ต๐พ๐ฎ. ๐๐ท ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ป๐ช๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ต, ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ. |
| Wow, I thought shit couldn't hype me up more than ep1 but oh man was I wrong. The way Yamamoto took off gave a chilly feeling down the spine despite it being so fire god damn. The Rukia fear moment broke my heart, you can't do that to my girl :(. Peak fiction yet again, studio Pierrot is just exponentially evolving from one episode to another!!!! |
| Best episode so far imo. They captured the despair in the first half and Yama's anger in the second half perfectly. |
| I dislike Disney and I dislike there politics. More so they even bought up the bleach distribution rights in the west. But so far I've not seem them injecting any of their weird ass politics into the show, and on the flip side they might be a force for anime good and bring all of Bleach to a global audience. Ps, this eps rocked. Roll on next week! |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| It'll make sense for the enemy to hit their command center as well. Fear though is an interesting weapon that the quincies created. But thats what made As Nodt that terrifying of a foe. Even more so seeing Byakuya be cut down by his own bankai as well. Still the surprise attack sure cost the society dearly in lives. Kenpachi sure made things look easy by slaying three of the sternritter by himself. But he was the exception. Using the bankai of Yamamoto's oldest friend and advisor against him after so brutally killing him was such a grave insult to the LT. The insight into their past also did well to reinforce this point. That was one hell of a sendoff though but one that was well done as its fuel was the body of the one who was responsible for his untimely death. But the raise in morale that the head captain inspired via his entry on the field was nice. A pretty strong ep that featured not only some good action but some nice expansion on the head captain and the sternritter as well. |
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| cant wait for the epic battle next episode, eeeek im fanboying >-< |
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| byakuya lost.. sad, kenpachi killed three but also lost.. sad but damn, the head captain is so flipping epic, i look forward to fight don't care about ichigo |
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| Animation wasn't at its peak levels but this episode had a ton going on with the pacing being better, just an overall hypefest of an episode as a whole with a great cliffhanger too in this Invasion. Yamamoto's presence definitely had an intense aura to it, especially in his confrontation at the end. Wished for more animated action but the tension building was great as a whole here, expect the next couple episodes to pop off crazy. |
| damn this episode was super hype im so excited to see what happens next~ |
| Everything is a jojo reference. ZA OVERKILL, ZA QUESTION, ZA ROAR, ZA YOURSELF. Aside from the joking and what more, this was quite a heavy episode. Ichigo's still stuck in there while the rest are getting murdered from left to right. Captain Byakuga losing quite hard against Nodt who has a pretty cool voice. Seems like he was no match for him and even struck fear in Byakuga. Kenpachi on the otherside defeated three members, but as we could see in the end, he lost easily against Yhwach. Fuck, I thought he had some chance, but guess not. Captain Yamamoto is the one that's the most furious out of everyone in Soul Society. Dude left Za Overkill no choice, but to burn to death. Also, it revealed Sasakibe's bankai which was so fucking cool, but he died so fast. The backstory was done perfectly and I really wished he'd be here to fight alongside them and show how terrifying his bankai would be. Yamamoto vs Yhwachnext episode? Epic. Also the soundtrack was godly. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| This is truly the best episode in the history of cartoons, I'm almost crying from the Yamamoto moment. |
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jahver said: Even in the previous anime they made the filler seem like it was canon. Either with flashbacks like this or having the annoying puppets appear, etc. I was hoping they wouldn't do that anymore, but I guess it's not really a big deal. So long as there are no long filler arcs like thatAlso the weirdest thing about this episode is that it implies the Zanpakuto Rebellion was canon as it shows Byakuya vs Koga in his flashback |
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| Bruh, I felt Yama's roar in my bones. What a scene! |
| This was perhaps the best episode of Bleach TYBW so far thanks to solid directing, even though it has not yet reached the actual big fights in the entire arc. Soul Society continues to get destroyed by the Sternritters' onslaught, their screams and cries heard over the phone by a very distraught Ichigo whom is still imprisoned by Quilge's trap. The biggest highlight of the episode was definitely Yamamoto finally entering the fray, his wrath being felt by everyone within Seireitei and encouraging the remaining survivors and Captains to continue fighting. However, the Byakuya and As Nodt segments were amazing. Yoshisugu was really able to capture and portray the fear factor in As Nodt's voice, a chilling and haunting voice that instills a gripping sense of uncomfortableness and fear as he pressures and corners Byakuya...a very befitting seiyu for the character. That image within Byakuya's vision of Rukia, though....turning into a grotesque, rotting form...genuinely scared me. I admittedly got quite stressed out during the majority of that first part, as Byakuya was getting crushed by As Nodt, and seeing his own Bankai used against him pissed me off (in a good way). The aesthetics throughout the episode continue to impress me especially during key moments with its gloomy saturated atmosphere. The implementation of an anime original scene of a flashback of a young Yamamoto and Sasakibe was cleverly done, and fares off far, far better than a bunch of spoken dialogue. It was really able to depict how much Sasakibe meant to Yamamoto as not just a right-hand man, but an important comrade and friend. This really plays so well into the emotional momentum that is Yamamoto completely incinerating Driscoll in one shot after seeing and getting enraged by his very friend's Bankai being used against him, albeit a poorer fake version of it, if anything. This then of course leads into Yamamoto charging into the fray as mentioned before. The hype levels is off the charts here, especially with the post-credits scene with Yamamoto finally confronting Yhwach. Again, Shiro Sagasu killing it with the OST everytime, it's like Bleach means everything to this man. Next episode is definitely gonna be insane and where the animation will most likely really pop off. |
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Monochrome said: I'm not sure if this counts as spoiler, but some designs (at least one I can remember) from Zanpakutos that first appeared in the Zanpakuto Rebellion arc were reused by Kubo in the TYBW manga.jahver said: Even in the previous anime they made the filler seem like it was canon. Either with flashbacks like this or having the annoying puppets appear, etc. I was hoping they wouldn't do that anymore, but I guess it's not really a big deal. So long as there are no long filler arcs like thatAlso the weirdest thing about this episode is that it implies the Zanpakuto Rebellion was canon as it shows Byakuya vs Koga in his flashback Then you say "But how so? That was a anime-only filler arc"... either Kubo was part of the anime staff as a character designer for that arc, or he simply found the design good enough to reuse it in the manga. I don't think it's a big deal, since the Zanpakuto Rebellion was well-received by fans and a lot of people love it despite being filler. Let's see if there will be more flashback flashes from that arc again, if so, then maybe they are assuming the Zanpakuto Rebellion arc is part of the canon now? |
| It's full tense with most of them getting rekt but we got Kenpachi's great moments for how OP he can be and Yamamoto's backstory with Chojiro during his trainings back then, damn he's also so OP of course. |
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| And another banger episode |
| Literally "hype the series", with Kenpachi and Yama-jii showing off. Great episode. |
ShamankinguYoh said: I just want a definitive answer from you guys. Is the only draw of Bleach hype, stylish characters and fights? I’m rereading the final arc now alongside the anime and the narrative is just as lacking as I remember it being years ago when I had to force myself to read the next chapter for years until its conclusion. I don’t know. Been watching and reading this series for over a decade, trying to become a fan of it but it never clicked for me. Probably just isn't your thing tbh. The fights and cool moments are part of the appeal, but for most fans there's a lot of charm to the characters and setting. When you feel that way, it really pulls you into the world |
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| Rukia and Kenpachi finally getting some screen time, just to get slaughtered Didn't expect Sasakibe to have had a bankai like that Hype for the next ep is real |
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ShamankinguYoh said: I just want a definitive answer from you guys. Is the only draw of Bleach hype, stylish characters and fights? I’m rereading the final arc now alongside the anime and the narrative is just as lacking as I remember it being years ago when I had to force myself to read the next chapter for years until its conclusion. I don’t know. Been watching and reading this series for over a decade, trying to become a fan of it but it never clicked for me. I mean what else do you need from a good Shonen series? I want likeable characters and cool fights. Bleach delivers on both. There are some flaws to it (mainly plot-related), but hey, I was instantly hooked. If it doesn't click it with you, it's totally okay. I've tried to get into Fairy Tail, Gintama, One Piece and few other highly acclaimed shonen series and just couldn't force myself. Everyone has different tastes, it's like choosing clothes: some things just feel or look sorta weird on you even if you like the design, brand or the price. |
| Yamamoto burned Driscoll to ashes. Absolute masterclass episode. YAMAGOATO FTW! |
| WHAT AN EPISODE. BYAKUYA'S "FEAR" WAS BEAUTIFULLY ADAPTED, EVERYTHING IS JUST. EYEGASM. YAMAMOTO'S ENTRANCE LITERALLY GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS. THE OST USAGE IN THIS EPISODE WAS PERFECT, THANK YOU PIERROT. |
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